MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
August 20, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews two local historians about the early days of the Minnesota State Fair. They discuss its development from farm celebration to entertainment, and a future as a gathering.
August 20, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits Brainerd International Raceway, where the cars are fast and loud. Reabe interviews drivers and attendees about the fun at BIR during an amateur “Show & Go” event.
August 20, 1993 - Drop Him Till He Dies: The Twisted Tragedy of Immigrant Homesteader Thomas Egan by C. John Egan, published 1994. Thomas Egan was hanged in South Dakota for the murder of his wife. Over a hundred years later, his great grandson wrote this book to make a record of Thomas Egan's innocence. On August 21, 1993, Governor Walter D. Miller formally apologized for the wrongful hanging of Thomas Egan in 1882.
August 20, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads as essay that finds himself playing a role in family car camping.
August 20, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Ron and Barb Hofmeister, authors of An Alternative Lifestyle: Living & Traveling Full-Time in a Recreational Vehicle. The two detail the definition of “full-timers on the road.”
August 21, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin recounts a professional baseball games road trip with friends.
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August 23, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on the various preparations before the start of 1993 Minnesota State Fair. New items include guided tours of animal barns and train circus display.
August 23, 1993 - MPR’s Robin Gehl gives an appraisal of the Minnesota Twins disappointing season. Gehl also shares interviews with Brian Harper, who has had an excellent individual performance in 1993; and Kirby Puckett, who is enjoying his move from center field to right field position.
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